International research workshop at the Institute of Philosophy, University of Luxembourg,
“Fiction, imagination & knowledge”, 24-25 October 2025
Speakers:
Franz Berto
Dominic Gregory
Julia Langkau
Joshua Myers
Sofia Pedrini
Kieran Salt
Michael Stuart
Emanuel Viebahn
Topic:
The topic of the workshop is, roughly, under what conditions can propositions about fictions or imaginary scenarios be true and the kinds of ways these propositions are truth apt – such as being true-in-the-fiction. Furthermore, in what ways can these kinds of true propositions be used to justify beliefs about the real world under conditions similar to those found in the relevant imaginary scenarios.
Free admission, everybody welcome.
Please register: frank.hofmann@uni.lu
Workshop location: University of Luxembourg, Campus Belval, Maison du Nombre (Friday) and MSH (Saturday).
Time schedule: 24 Oct: 10-18h; 25 Oct: 10-18h.
Organizer: Frank Hofmann, Kieran Salt.